RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION
Jan 19, 2016
RESPONSE
TO
INTERVENTION
What is it?
A method of academic intervention used in the United States designed to provide early, effective assistance to children who are having trouble learning. (wikipedia)
Structure has been seen to reduce the number of children identified for special education
Components of RTI
Professional DevelopmentMulti-tiered academic interventionsCurriculum Based MeasuresIdentification of behavioral supportsPARENT INVOLVEMENT!
Professional Development
Lessons should incorporate research-based strategies and differentiated instruction based on the LEARNING STYLE OF THE STUDENT (FOORMAN,2007).
Emphasis will be on what other ways the teacher can reinforce the point rather than what is “wrong” with the student (Bailey, 2003).
Multi-Tiered Academic Interventions
Tier IIncludes high quality instructionIs the core instruction for all studentsProvides for flexible groupings that
target specific skills to insure all students “get it”
A reading baseline should be noted prior to instruction
CBMs should be used at regular intervals
Tier II
For students who are not grasping a particular concept (estimated 20%)
Groups are homogenously based by skill deficitInterventions are done 3 days per week and in
small groupsCBMs should be used more frequently10 weeks of intervention is suggested for
students to be able to internalize information, which can be maintained and generalized
Tier III
Used for students who are not responding to Tier II intervention (5% estimate)
Includes more explicit instruction focusing on specific skill
Students in this tier are often referred for special education testing
1:1 interventions
Curriculum Based Measures
The structure of RTI is dependent upon progress monitoring tools or CBMs to determine placement and effectiveness
CBMs are tools teachers use to determine progress in math, reading, writing and spelling.
DIBELS, AIMSWeb or iSTEEP
Why use CBMs
Benchmark- identify the successful and at risk readers
*Establishing a baseline for growth (AYP)*Help sets student goals*Teachers and parents will know “where to
go” with interventions*Can be used to problem solve throughout
the 3 tiers
DIBELS
Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills
Short fluency measures used to monitor development of early literacy and reading skills
Designed to id. children who have difficulty acquiring basic early literacy skills in order to provide support
http://www.dibels.org/dibels.html Username: dibelsuser
Password: 980679
DIBELS Booklet
Included in the tests:Letter namingNonsense Word FluencyOral Reading FluencyPhoneme SegmentationWord Use Fluency
*Look over the site. IF YOU GIVE STUDENTS THE TESTS, DO NOT GIVE THEM TO THE PARENTS, PLEASE!!!
AIMSWeb
A product similar to DIBELSHas online supportNo statistical difference between
AIMSWeb and DIBELSDoes include mathematics probe$5.00 per child (as opposed to DIBELS,
which is free to use)
How to use probes
Intervention Central Home of RTI http://www.interventioncentral.org/ includes many probe generators (including math) for free
OKAPI! (reading probe maker, Online Tools heading)
Chart Dog (data management system, Online Tools heading)
Probes for older students, MAZE generators,etc. can be found on Intervention Central, look for links!
Behavioral Supports
Title I InterventionsSAFEPASS
Parent Involvement
Remember, RTI is just a framework~ teaching kids, checking to see if they “got it” and providing ways to help if they didn’t!
TRECA safeguards in place already!
Additional Comments
DIBELS is normed and typically used for K-3 kids
There are probes for older studentsIt is more important for the teachers to use the
same CBMsCould start the year with DORA/DOMA testing
for baseline and use DIBELS for intermittent probes!
References
Wikipedia. Retrieved November 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_intervention Bailey, D.S. (2003). Who is learning disabled? Monitor on Psychology, 34,58. Foorman, B.R. (2007). Primary prevention in classroom reading istruction. Teaching Exceptional Children, 39, 24-30.